Blog

Passkeys rise, but scams still hit hard in 2025

Americans are dealing with a growing wave of digital scams, and many are losing money in the process. According to the fourth annual Consumer Cyber Readiness Report, nearly half of U.S. adults have been targeted by cyberattacks or scams, and one in ten lost money as a result. Text scams are on the rise The survey found that text and messaging apps have become a growing source of scams. Three in ten people who experienced … More → The post Passkeys rise, but scams still hit hard in 2025 appeared first on Help Net Security.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TNRb5D

Apple strengthens storage flexibility with new disk image formats

Apple’s release of macOS 26 Tahoe introduced a new disk image format and updated an older one, both of which are drawing attention from system testers and forensic examiners. Apple Sparse Image Format (ASIF) The Apple Sparse Image Format (ASIF) is a single-file sparse disk image. Although it can be assigned a large nominal capacity, it only consumes space on the host volume as data is written. ASIF containers can be formatted with the file … More → The post Apple strengthens storage flexibility with new disk image formats appeared first on Help Net Security.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TNRb59

AI hype hits a wall when the data doesn’t deliver

Companies are pouring money into AI for IT operations, but most projects are still far from maturity. A global survey of 1,200 business leaders, IT leaders, and technical specialists found that while spending and confidence are rising, only 12% of AI initiatives have been fully deployed. The report, authored by Riverbed, suggests that optimism at the executive level is colliding with challenges in data quality, tool complexity, and everyday IT performance. Most AI projects remain … More → The post AI hype hits a wall when the data doesn’t deliver appeared first on Help Net Security.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TNRb58

New infosec products of the week: October 3, 2025

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Acronis, Legit Security, NowSecure, Siemens, and Telus. NowSecure Privacy helps organizations protect mobile apps from data leaks NowSecure announced the release of NowSecure Privacy, a privacy solution for mobile applications. With this launch, developers, security teams, and privacy professionals gain the capabilities needed to identify and fix systemic blind spots that compromise mobile application privacy. Acronis brings patch management to … More → The post New infosec products of the week: October 3, 2025 appeared first on Help Net Security.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TNRb4x

Scientists just recreated a wildfire that made its own weather

In 2020, California’s Creek Fire became so intense that it generated its own thunderstorm, a phenomenon called a pyrocumulonimbus cloud. For years, scientists struggled to replicate these explosive fire-born storms in climate models, leaving major gaps in understanding their global effects. Now, a new study has finally simulated them successfully, reproducing the Creek Fire’s storm and others like it.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TNRVvZ